Club Atlético de Madrid Femenino (commonly known as Atlético Madrid Women or Atleti Femenino) is a Spanish women's

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team based in

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that play in

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, the top tier of Spanish women's football. It is the women's section of

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History

Atlético Madrid had a women's team for the first time in the late 1980s. They won the

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in 1990 and were second the following year, but just like Atlético's handball team, they were disbanded in the early 1990s. Most players joined

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, which became one of Spain's leading teams. The team was re-established in 2001 though they did not become an official section of the club until 2005. After playing three seasons in regional leagues, between 2004 and 2006 Atlético earned two successive promotions to reach the top category. Quickly consolidating themselves in the top half of the table, they secured fourth place in 2009–10. On 7 October 2015, Atlético made their

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debut. In the

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, they eliminated Zorky Krasnogorsk, but in the

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, they were swept aside by Olympique Lyon, eventual winners of the competition. On 26 June 2016, Atlético Madrid won a first major trophy after beating

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3–2 in the final of the

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. On 20 May 2017, Atlético achieved the title after beating

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in the last round by 2–1. The ''Colchoneras'' ended the season without losses. In March 2019, the club broke the European record for attendance at a women's football match with 60,739 spectators at the

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for a league fixture, a 2–0 loss to

(beating a mark set a few months earlier by

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, in a Copa de la Reina fixture against Atlético).

Competition record

Atlético Villa de Madrid

Atlético Féminas

Club Atlético Madrid

Honours

* Primera División: 4 ** 1989–90 (as Atlético Villa de Madrid), 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

: 2 ** 2015–16, 2022–23 *

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: 1 ** 2020–21

Players

Current squad

From Reserve team

Out on loan

Former players

Reserves and youth teams

In addition to the first team, seven other sub-teams are part of the club: * Atlético 'B', playing in the national

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(second tier) * Atlético 'C', playing in the national

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(third tier) * Atlético 'D' playing in the Madrid Regional level * Atlético 'E' and Atlético 'F', playing in the girls' cadet (under-16) leagues in the Community of Madrid * Atlético 'G' and Atlético 'H', playing in 7s format in the junior category of the Community of Madrid, girls under 14 years.

References

External links

At. Madrid Official website

UEFA profileMadrid Football Federation profile
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